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BY FAIYAZ KARA

OPENINGS + CLOSINGS:

Foreigner Restaurant, Bruno Fonseca’s “Nouveau American” chef’s tasting concept, will soft open Feb. 27 next to Redlight Redlight at 2816 Corrine Drive. The 10-seat restaurant is taking reservations at exploretock.com/ theforeigner … Smoke & Donuts, housing one of the largest smokers in Orlando, is firing smoked meats and made-to-order cake donuts out of their new brickand-mortar restaurant at 601 N. Primrose Drive in the Milk District. The new location offers a full bar serving specialty cocktails as well … Friendship BBQ, a stateside chain offering Xinjiang-style chuan’r (grilled skewers cooked over wood), has opened at 5126 W. Colonial Drive, next door to the Enson Market … New York City import Park Avenue Tavern has opened its Florida outpost at 558 W. New England Ave. in Winter Park’s Hannibal Square … Aji Express, sister operation to Aji Ceviche Bar in Casselberry and South OBT, has opened near the airport at 5928 Butler National Drive.

NEWS + EVENTS:

Puerto Rican/Latin pop-up outfit MariaLina will stage a five-course dinner March 6 at 6:30 p.m. at the Edible Education Experience in College Park. The menu will feature tuna crudo, jardinera, bolognese criolla, mole lamb chop and coconut rice pudding. Cost is $95 plus tax and tip … The Asian American Chamber of Commerce of Central Florida hosts a Food Crawl March 7 from 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. stopping at Meng’s Kitchen, Sampaguita Ice Cream, Qreate Coffee and Z Asian Vietnamese Kitchen. Visit asianamericanchambercfl.org to register. Got restaurant dish? Send tips to dining@orlandoweekly.com